'Feminist Taylor Swift': Funny Twitter Parody Gains 75,000+ Followers in 5 Days by Changing Lyrics of Popular Songs
Clara Beyer, a senior at Brown University is a fan of pop star Taylor Swift and her music. Though she felt that Harry Styles' ex-girlfriend was missing a bit of feminism when it came to her lyrics. So Beyer decided to create a fake Twitter account where she alters or adds to some of Swift's most popular song lyrics in order to make them more progressive for women's rights. She titled her parody account "Feminist Taylor Swift" and even has a profile picture of Swift's face photoshopped onto the body of the iconic Rosie the Riveter picture.
Beyer, who is the founder of That Girl Magazine, recently did an interview with BuzzFeed where she admitted that being a fan of Swift as well as a feminist gets hard at times.
"I consider myself a feminist, and I blog about that kind of thing all the time, but I also LOVE Taylor Swift," Beyer said. "Being a feminist Taylor Swift fan isn't always easy, but it led to @FeministTSwift, so I'm not really complaining."
"My fantasy is that this Twitter account gets so many followers that she tweets at us," she added
Here are some examples of "Feminist Taylor Swift" tweets:
She wears short skirts / I wear t-shirts / Neither of us is asking for it
— FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 12, 2013
He opens up my door and / I get into his car / And he says "You drove last time so I figured it was my turn. And you look beautiful tonight" — FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 17, 2013
I'll be strong, I'll be wrong / Oh but life goes on / Oh I'm just a girl / Making mistakes that shouldn't indicate my gender's incompetence — FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 17, 2013
You were Romeo / I was a scarlet letter / Because I've had like, 6 boyfriends / Which isn't even that many / Slut shaming is a real problem — FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 17, 2013
I lose myself in a daydream / Where I stand and say / "I'm happy for you, but do you realize how many wedding traditions are deeply sexist?" — FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 16, 2013
I don't know why all the trees change in the fall / I know you're not scared of anything at all / Mom, you're a great female role model — FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 16, 2013
Today was a fairytale / I wore a dress / You respected me anyway / Because my femininity has nothing to do with how seriously you take me — FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 16, 2013